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Wheels of the week: The Stallion ReturnsAt an action-packed 2008 LA Auto Show, Ford revealed their latest Mustang in a display befitting its racing pedigree
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 04-Dec-2008 01:15
And the most problem-free Indian car is?
JD Power's latest survey gives the answers. Honda emerges as the most reliable car maker figuring at the top of three segments, followed by GM with two segment topping cars.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 04-Dec-2008 01:00
Other award winners
The future of automotive design is not without the widespread presence of females in the field is this single seat runabout for airports, malls, gardens and resorts.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 04-Dec-2008 00:45
The joy of stylish design
Many a time flamboyance was as much to shock and awe as it was to herald a trend. The automotive world has seen many a shock and awe approach but without many getting on to create a trend.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 04-Dec-2008 00:30
In Conversation: Nick Mason
From inspiring generations of musicians with his continued stint as the drummer for Pink Floyd to being one of the most tasteful and enthusiastic car collectors in the world, Nick Mason is a man of many talents.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 04-Dec-2008 00:15
Unique International car design exhibition
Take a look at a unique event at the International Car Design Exhibition in Italy that judges the idea more than the design and profiles the third place winning entry by an Indian designer.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 04-Dec-2008 00:00
Supercar Designs: The greatest concept cars
At the recent Design & Style Expo in Turin were some of the greatest concept cars ever conjured up, of which the Bertone Carabo and the Bizzarini Manta from Giorgetto Giugiaro are firmly responsible for coining the term supercar.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 23:45
Recruiters missing in action at IITs
The annual IIT placement ritual could be a tame affair this year.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 23:30
HC rejects Vodafone's plea against $1.7 bn I-T claim
Bombay HC dismissed the telecom giant?s writ petition against the show-cause notice of the income tax department seeking about $1.7 bn as capital gains tax.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 23:15
BSNL staff oppose plan to recruit 300 pros
BSNL?s decision to recruit about 300 professionals over the next one year has met with stiff resistance from existing engineers.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 23:00
Blame it on cash crunch, NBFCs stall fresh loans
The liquidity crunch faced by non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) has hit disbursements by these financial sector intermediaries.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 22:45
Reckitt offers 'stock profit' to staff
Reckitt Benckiser is set to introduce a global stock profit plan ? one of its largest so far ? involving employees in 42 countries, including India.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 22:30
Attack likely to blow up IPI pipeline plan
MOEF officials are divided over the safety of the pipeline as it passes through Pakistan.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 22:15
Iron ore prices slashed 40 per cent
Prices of iron ore lumps would go down by Rs 1,000-2,000 per tonne depending on quality. Prices of ore fines would fall by about Rs 500 per tonne.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 22:00
Micro Labs defers plan to sell small stake to PE players
Private equity investor ChrysCapital, seen as a contender to invest Rs 200 crore for a small stake in Micro Labs, will have to wait for a while as the deal timeline is getting stretched.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 21:45
Wipro to go ahead with hiring plans
India?s third-biggest software exporter Wipro Technologies on Tuesday said that it will hire around 13,500 engineering graduates as planned earlier.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 21:30
MphasiS to hire only 6k this year
Co says it trimmed recruitment target by 2,200 due to improvement in employee productivity.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 21:15
Drug firms fight with foreign cos over patents
Pharma companies are at loggerheads with their foreign counterparts over patent rights. Global pharma giants have been filing cases against Indian companies for attempting to manufacture generic versions of their patented products.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 21:00
GSK diabetes drug to carry risk warning
Drug Controller General of India, has asked companies selling diabetes drug rosiglitazone under various brand names to carry a warning on their labels cautioning against its potential risk to heart patients.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 20:45
PVR plans to set up 15 fun centres
Multiplex operator PVR plans to set up 15 entertainment centres with bowling alleys and gaming zones by 2012, its head of multiplex business said.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 20:30
HUL market share slips in Sept quarter
FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has seen its market share slipping in key areas of personal wash and skincare for the quarter ended September 2008.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 20:15
Auto cos count on discounts to boost sales
Maruti, Tata Motors, GM, Ford to give rebates to clear inventory; may raise prices in jan to offset rising input costs.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 20:00
Oliver Stone's collections sell like hot cakes at Christie?s
Christie's Hong Kong Autumn 2008 Day Sales of Asian Contemporary Art and Chinese 20th Century Art has realised a combined total of $15,690,238.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 19:45
Over 65,000 people lose jobs in three months
A survey of 21 firms found that 65,507 jobs were lost across the country in various sectors. Gainers: BSE (A, B), NSE | Losers: BSE (A, B), NSE | 52 Week: High, Low
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 19:13
Government to meet airlines over agents' commission issue
Govt assured travel agents associations that it would take up their demand for restoration of 5% agents commission with airlines.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 18:58
Mobile 3G services by March: Raja
Mobile 3G (Third Generation) services are expected to be fully rolled out in the country by March 2009.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 18:43
Ford India cuts Fiesta price by up to Rs 91,000
Ford India has slashed prices of its Fiesta models by up to Rs 91,000 for 10 days.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 18:28
It'll be some time before Kingfisher flies to London, Colombo
Kingfisher travellers would have to wait a few more months before the carrier starts flying to London, Colombo.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 18:13
Jet Airways says lowers expat staff, wages
Jet has reduced its expatriate staff including pilots and cut salaries to beat slowdown that has gripped the aviation industry.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 17:58
Gujarat farmers go to court over Nano land
The court has asked the government to produce the documents of land acquired by them under the Land Acquisition Act by December 10.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 17:43
Security concerns return to haunt Blackberry
Plans to launch a new Blackberry mobile handset in India has revived concerns if the service was a risk to internal security, with one wing of the Telecom Ministry seeking opinion of the security division.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 17:28
Metro Cash & Carry opens first store in Kolkata
Metro Cash & Carry, the Indian arm of German wholesaler Metro AG, has opened its first outlet in Kolkata.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 17:13
Tata Motors moves HC on Singur land allotment
Tata Motors has approached the Calcutta High Court against an RTI application seeking details of its agreement with the West Bengal government on the land allotment at Singur, from where the company has since moved out.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 16:58
Nokia takes on rivals with $700 touch-screen phone
Nokia has launched flagship phone as an attempt to help the world's top cellphone maker recover lost market share.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 16:43
PSU banks to recruit in a big way amid global layoffs
Public sector banks in India, including the country's largest lender SBI, are in a brisk hiring mode, a move which is in sharp contrast to their global peers.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 16:28
Love of cricket helps Mumbai to recover from shock
Cricket is helping Mumbai to overcome the shock of last week's militant attacks that killed at least 171 people.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 16:13
Omaxe fires 70 employees, cuts salary by 10%
Real estate firm Omaxe on Wednesday said it has fired 70 people and reduced salaries of its employees by 10 per cent on average as part of cost cutting measures, to beat the current slowdown in the property market.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 15:58
Vodafone to move to SC over tax matter with IT dept
Vodafone will challenge the verdict of the Bombay High Court which dismissed the petition filed by the UK telecom firm contesting Income Tax Department?s show-cause notice for capital gains tax to the tune of $2 billion arising out of its acquisition of Hutch shares.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 15:43
Terror-hit hotels have adequate insurance cover: Taj management
The Indian Hotels Company, which owns the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, has said it has adequate insurance cover in place and is working with reputed agencies to sanitise and repair it for reopening the Tower wing on priority.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 15:28
Tata Steel introduces scheme to cut workforce
Tata Steel is introducing an early separation scheme in its Jamshedpur plant in Jharkhand to downsize the workforce.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 15:13
Mumbai bogged down by unlucky number 18
Numerologists suggest renaming the city back to Bombay, as it adds up to the number 17, which is believed to have a positive and spiritual influence.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 14:58
Citibank launches FD scheme offering capital protection
Citibank N.A. on Wednesday announced the launch of Citibank Protect & Grow, a product offering customers the safety of a fixed deposit with the option to channel the interest earned into mutual funds.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 13:13
Ranbaxy, US firm in pact to mkt drug in India
Ranbaxy Laboratories has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with US-based BioPro Pharma to sell Gliadel tablets in India.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 12:58
Bombay HC dismisses Vodafone's petition against I-T Dept
Bombay HC has dismissed a petition by Vodafone against a tax bill relating to the purchase of a unit of Hutchison operation in India. 2008: A saga of bruises for Tata
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 12:43
Mumbai attacks a wake-up call for hotel security
The terror attacks in Mumbai last week have been a chilling reminder to India's hotels to step up investments in security and surveillance systems, experts say.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 12:28
What should be done with militants body, Bollywood debates
Director-actor Farhan Akhtar feels the slain Mumbai terrorists should be sent back to Pakistan on the same dingy they came on, but another filmmaker Anees Bazmi says "we're humans first, so let's bury them here".
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com | 03-Dec-2008 12:13